I am energized by working with great people and helping them be stronger leaders and find more happiness in their personal and professional lives. I began my career as a McDonald’s restaurant crew member in 1979 and rose to become Vice President of Training, Learning & Development for McDonald’s USA. As the Chief Learning Officer for McDonald’s USA, my team and I were recognized as a LearningElite Organization, ranked #2 by Chief Learning Officer magazine. I also received the Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Norman B. Kamikow Lifetime Achievement Learning Leadership Award in 2014.

As a proven successful executive, I bring decades of experience, expertise and education to my coaching with business executives, teams and learning/talent leaders. My goals are always to increase business impact, inspire committed followership and engagement, and build strong diverse teams that pull together to achieve winning results.

In an effort to give back to the field I love, I am the host of the Talent Champions podcast, a bi-weekly discussion of issues facing HR and talent development sponsored by Franklin Covey. Additionally, I share my experienced insights in my co-authored strategic leadership book, Be More Strategic in Business: How to win through Stronger Leadership and Smarter Decisions.

I am on the Editorial Advisory Board member for Chief Learning Officer magazine, a faculty member for Media Tech’s CLO Accelerator Class, a Board Member for the National Diversity Council, and a past member of Tri-City Family Services’ Board of Directors and an Advisory Board Member for the American Council on Education.  On the coaching side, I am a Certified Marshall Goldsmith’s stakeholder Executive & Team Coach and an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF).

I have an MBA from the the University of Maryland Global Campus, an M.S. In Human Recourses Development/Business Management, and a B.A. in Economics/Educations/Human Resources from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

I would be honored to partner with you in achieving winning results!